The Psychotherapist and His/Her Magic

A.S. Tkhostov

Psychology
2006. Vol. 3, no. 1, 103–109

The Psychotherapist and His/Her Magic

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The author joins the discussion of A.I. Sosland's article, «Psychotherapy entangled in contradictions». He argues that any therapeutic process must have a semiotic component, which contributes to its efficiency. The author analyses the issues of psychotherapy's legitimisation and the danger of becoming an ideology.

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Keywords: Psychotherapy, evaluation of its efficiency, the problem of its legitimacy

Journal rubric: Theoretical-Empirical Studies

Published 28.02.2006

For citation: Tkhostov, A.S. (2006). The Psychotherapist and His/Her Magic. Psychology, 3(1), 103–109. (In Russ.). URL: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/psychology/archive/2006_n1/27308 (viewed: 02.03.2026)

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Aleksandr S. Tkhostov, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Professor, Head of Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Moscow State University Lomonosov, Leading researcher at the Mental Health Research Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-4096, e-mail: tkhostov@gmail.com

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